Climate Change And European Aquatic Resources-Ceres Project

Abstract

In this issue of MedFAR, Spotlight corner introduces CERES project. CERES project is funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation Program under grant agreement No. 678193. CERES is led by Prof. Dr. Myron PECK (Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, University of Hamburg). It is a four-years project which started in March 2016.

CERES covers a wide geographic area across European marine and inland waters. From marine regions which are open systems (NE Atlantic, Arctic) to enclosed basins (Mediterranean and Baltic sea).

26 research Institutions (including Mersin University) and industry partners from 15 countries are involved in CERES. Several Mediterranean institutions and industry partners are in CERES project.

In short; CERES has adopted a proactive approach towards interaction between climate change and capture fisheries/aquaculture industries. It is constructed around two main pillars namely; awareness building concerning climate change and its potential impacts on fisheries/aquaculture at sectoral levels (Stakeholders) and understanding and anticipating the impact of climate change on capture fisheries & aquaculture production systems to formulate appropriate adaptive management measures.

CERES focuses on cause-and-effect understanding of how climate change will influence Europe’s most important fish and shellfish resources and the related economic activities. And will provide the knowledge and tools needed to successfully adapt European fisheries and aquaculture sectors in marine and inland waters to anticipated climate change. CERES will identify and communicate risks, opportunities and uncertainties thereby enhancing the resilience and supporting the development of adaptive management and governance systems for both capture fisheries and aquaculture within blue growth concept (http://ceresproject.eu).

A leading aquaculture producer in Eastern Mediterranean, both Turkish marine (Sea bass & Sea Bream) and inland (Rainbow trout) aquaculture sectors are integrated in CERES Project through several work packages. Mersin University is an academic partner institution in CERES while Kılıç Seafood is engaged in the project as an industry partner.

For further information regarding CERES please visit: http://ceresproject.eu.

 

 

Keywords

• Ceres

References

1. -